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Announcing Confluence: The new voice for the Great Lakes Bay Region in Michigan

Confluence will bring you stories from across Bay City, Midland, Saginaw, and points in between — stories about the people pushing for change, the projects gaining momentum, and the connections forming between communities.

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IMG awarded grant to cover economic impact of Haitian immigration in Springfield, OH

McGraw Fellowships for Business Journalism awarded to support in-depth stories that “Follow the Money”

New platform to share ‘Common Ground’ from community ideas and solutions

Issue Media Group, a multilocal network of solutions-based, issues-focused digital publications, has launched a new national platform for increasing the reach and impact of its journalism.

IMG launches second round of community storytelling in Middletown, OH

The city of 50,000, which sits amid Butler and Warren counties is a "partner city" of the Soapbox Cincinnati site.

Fourth Estate Acquires Issue Media Group

Nearly 20 years after founding Issue Media Group (IMG), founders Brian Boyle and Paul Schutt will be welcoming new ownership. IMG is a Michigan-based network of digital publications serving 20 communities in five states.  

Model D wins four awards in annual Detroit Society of Professional Journalists

DETROIT, Michigan -- Model D, an online news magazine covering talent, innovation, and placemaking in Detroit, received four awards in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Detroit Chapter’s 2020 Excellence in Journalism awards.  

IMG set to launch community publication ‘The Hub’

​The Hub​ will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and community development in the greater Springfield, Ohio area and feature the work of local talent – writers, journalists, thought leaders, and photographers.

Advancing the Springfield, Ohio narrative

February 21, 2020 – Issue Media Group is excited to announce a new partnership with a group of local stakeholders in and around Springfield, Ohio to launch the company’s latest online, community-informed, free web platform – The Hub. The Hub will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in the greater Springfield community and feature the work of local talent – writers, journalists, thought leaders and photographers.  

Issue Media Group welcomes Dorothy Hernandez as new associate editorial director and Model D editor

DETROIT, May 20, 2019—Issue Media Group (IMG) is pleased to announce Dorothy Hernandez has joined the company as the new associate editorial director and the managing editor of Model D, IMG’s flagship publication. With more than 52,000 subscribers, Model D has been advancing the narrative of diverse talent and culture as well as community and inclusive economic development in Detroit since 2006.  

Issue Media Group and partners introduce new digital magazine in Bay City

BAY CITY, October 18, 2018—Issue Media Group, in partnership with a coalition of Bay City leadership organizations, announces the launch of Route, a new digital magazine showcasing the remarkable talent and ongoing transformation of Bay City and its surrounding region.